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12/22/2006

Roast of Dr. Chuck Davey from the reception in his honor at the 2006 SSSA annual meetings in Indianapolis.

12/22/2006
Paul Zinke - Memoriam Notice and tributes to Dr. Paul Zinke.  From Bob Powers and the University of California.

12/20/2006
Request for proposals for new research in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

12/18/2006
Potential S-7 symposia for the 2007 SSSA meetings in New Orleans have been announced.  Voice your opinion before January 12!

11/7/2006
Call for papers - Ants in the Soil System: a hydrological, chemical and biological approach at the European Geosciences Union - April 15-20, 2007 - Vienna, Austria

11/6/2006
Congratulations to Dr. Scott Chang for his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Alberta - Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics - Department of Renewable Resources!

11/1/2006
PowerPoint presentation of the SSSA strategic plan from President Mary Collins.

11/1/2006
Reminder:  S-7 Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 13 from 5-6 pm in Room 108 of the Indiana Convention Center at this years annual SSSA meeting.

9/28/2006
SSSA is promoting a House Caucus on Soils. 

If you are interested in supporting this Caucus by getting your House members to join, please see the current list of members and informational pamphlet. If you wish to call in support, please find a recipe for contacting your politician, with talking points here.

8/29/2006
Tentative divisional agenda for SSSA Anual Meeting is now available.

8/4/2006
National Institute for Climate Change Research to release second RFP on August 8, 2006.

8/3/2006
Congratulations to Dr. Rob Harrison of the University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, for his recognition as a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America!

8/1/2006
Congratulations to Dr. Darlene Zabowski for her promotion to full professor at the University of Washington, College of Forest Resources!

8/1/2006
Conference Annoncement and Call for Abstracts - Soil in Restoration Ecology - December 18-20, 2006 - DePaul University, Chicago, IL

7/20/2006

Proceedings from the 10th North American Forest Soils Conference available now for $85:

Forest Soils Research : Theory, Reality And Its Role in Technology Transfer" Selected and edited papers from the 10th North American Forest Soils Conference held in Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, July 20-24, 2003 (M.R. Gale, R.F. Powers, J.R. Boyle editors) 331pp.

Interested?  Contact Maggie Mleko, Michigan Tech. University at mmmleko@mtu.edu or 906-487-2454.

5/19/2006
New book released! - The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study - Adams, Mary Beth; DeWalle, David R.; Hom, John L. (Eds.)

5/10/2006

SSSA Abstract Submission Deadline for the 2006 Meetings in Indianapolis, IN have been extended to May 12.

4/24/2006
Symposium Announcement - Toward a Predictive Understanding of Belowground Ecosystem Responses to Global Change - 2006 SSSA Annual Meeting - November 12-16 - Indianapolis, IN

4/21/2006
Reminder from Divison Chair Jennifer Knoepp - Abstract submission deadline for the 2006 SSSA Annual Meeting is May 9!

4/19/2006
Symposium Announcement - Dynamics of Physiological Processes in Roots of Woody Plants - September 16-19, 2006 - Bangor, Wales, UK

4/14/2006
2006 SSSA Election Results for Division S-7:
  • Division S-7 Chair-Elect:  Daniel Markewitz, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • Division S-7 Representative to the SSSA Board of Directors:  Dale W. Johnson, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
3/29/2006
Symposium Annoncement - Physical Chemistry of Soil & Aquifer Systems: A Symposium in Honor of Garrison Sposito - 232nd Meeting of the American Chemical Society - September 10-14, 2006 - San Francisco, CA

3/28/2006
Reminder from Divison Chair Jennifer Knoepp - Abstract submission deadline for the 2006 SSSA Annual Meeting is May 9!

3/24/2006
Society of American Foresters unveils a digital archive of all SAF publications - "The Roots of Forestry"

3/20/2006
Meeting Announcement - California Forest Soils Council - April 7, 2006 - Davis, CA

3/3/2006
Workshop Announcement - Soil Protection for Natural Resource Protection - October 1-5, 2006 - Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

2/13/2006
Workshop Announcement - Modelling Pedogenesis - October 2-4, 2006 - Orléans, France

2/9/2006
Conference Announcement - BIOGEOMON 2006 - June 25-30, 2006 - Santa Cruz, CA

2/6/2006
Vote now for SSSA President-Elect, Division Chairs-Elect and Divisional Representatives.  Voting closes April 7, 2006.

1/26/2006
S-7 Field Tour Proposed for the 2006 SSSA Annual Meetings in Indianapolis, IN

1/26/2006
Carbon Workshop - Critical Processes and Properties Regulating Carbon Cycling in Southern Forests -
May 31-June 2, 2006 - Asheville, NC

1/23/2006
Conference Announcement - Ecosystem Goods and Services from Planted Forests - October 4-7, 2006 - Bilbao, Spain

1/18/2006
S-7 Symposium for the 2006 SSSA Meeting Announced:
"Towards a Predictive Understanding of the Response of the Belowground Ecosystem to Global Change."
Co-organizers:  Elise Pendall and Lindsey Rustad

2005


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